ran for the republican nomination for house seats. 14 of them won. and like republicans everywhere this year, they are harsh critics of president obama. >> i'll go anywhere you wish to debate your failed big government policy. >> 33-year-old ryan frazier is in a tight race in colorado's seventh district. >> you have to engage. that's what the republican party will have to do more of. i quite frankly feel in many cases, the democrats take minorities for grant and republicans have not done enough. >> reporter: democrats scoff at the notion that 14 black candidates out of 435 house seats is a trend. republicans say this time they really are opening the door to new faces. >> good to see you. >> reporter: ron claiborne, abc news, denver. a big night tomorrow night and on tuesday night, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will have full coverage of the election results, beginning at 9:30 eastern on abc. follow the election coverage on facebook, go to wnnfans.com and

we'll connect you. investigators looking into friday's failed terror plots say the mail bombs were supposed to detonate in flight. they were not men the for two chicago synagogues. the prime suspect is a young saudi man known to be an expert bombmaker for al qaeda and considered extremely dangerous by u.s. intelligence officials. investigators also admit they're not yet entirely sure whether they found all the bombs sent out as part of this plot. senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has that part of the story. >> it's an active investigation. it's ongoing. we can't presume we've identified all of the packages out there. >> reporter: the u.s. is trying to block every package en route from yemen. the u.s. postal service announced it stopped all shipments from yemen. that follows a similar decision by fedex and u.p.s. on friday. law enforcement sources tell abc news the threat extends beyond stopping current shipments.

the u.s. government is reviewing packages from yemen as far back as two weeks ago. some may already be here. >> we need to make sure we get to the bottom of this, understand who is behind it and what else we might be facing. >> reporter: much of the cargo coming into the u.s. from overseas is not screened. u.s. officials are deeply concerned that al qaeda is trying to exploit the weakness. >> about 90% of that cargo is not screened. at least not screened in a fashion where you could determine what's inside the containers. >> this is a warning. al qaeda is obsessed with aviation. >> reporter: u.s. is sending a team of transportation security administration officials to yemen to review their cargo screening procedures. but the concern is not just reserved to cargo. this week, americans can expect to see enhanced security at airports, ranging from patdowns to more bomb-sniffing dogs. the concern runs deep. sources tell me the possibility of another attack is as high as it's been since 9/11.

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. now here's a look at your monday forecast. a wet day in the northwest from showers from portland to seattle and northern idaho. thunderstorms along the gulf coast in texas, louisiana and mississippi. showers around miami, ft. lauderdale and west palm beach. 70s in dallas, new orleans and atlanta. a chilly 48 in new york. 50s in chicago, omaha and much of the nation's midsection. boise 60 and seattle, 58 degrees. in sports news, the texas rangers is gasping for air, down three games to one. >> it was such a good game when we won. the father and son former presidents we s we're calling t bush pulled up to the pitcher's mound in a golf cart. >> he fired off a no-bounce pitch into the glove of nolan ryan. >> such a cool moment. as they were leaving approaching

the infield, san francisco's outfielder, cody ross gave a hand shake to the older bush and a wink and a nod to younger bush. >> the first time two former presidents have been at the world series. a cool moment. >> i hope we win the next one.

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the miami heat are on a three-game winning streak since they dropped the season opener. that has the fans now believing in the "new big three." >> they are of course, lebron james, dwyane wade and chris bosh. and plenty of others are looking to bask in the heat. >> reporter: there's the game -- >> james knocks down another

perimeter shot. alley-oop to wade. >> reporter: and then there are the lebron-nomics, loosely defined as the money, glitz and celebrity related to the arrival of the king. >> forward, from akron, ohio, number 6, lebron james. >> reporter: miami, officially anointed its three kings. >> your miami heat. >> reporter: but as we learned, they now reign over a domain much larger than this arena. >> now you're also going to see the people that want to be seen at the games and also part of the miami scene, that includes businessmen, very high profile businessmen and other people in the sports and entertainment industry. the rappers always want to be the athletes and the athletes want to be the this is a real estate maven. so much of her business is done not in boardrooms but clubs like this.

>> how much does a house like this go for? >> about 6 million. >> reporter: of late, this house attracted potential buyers like baseball's alex rodriguez and boxing's floyd mayweather. >> i've had many sales recently that have been indirectly to lebron, wade and bosh. those buyers are not going to tell you they're related because they're into music and sports industry and ego is not going to interfere. i know why they want to be here. it's almost like the l.a. lakers. you need to be seen at the miami heat games now. >> james is going down today. >> reporter: season tickets sold out the day lebron announced he'd go to miami. from the lebron burger to the bosh martini, to the lebron lemon drop, everybody wants to

capitalize. >> i want to welcome you to the heat suite. >> thank you. >> reporter: you heard right. the heat suite. >> we have lebron's favorite drinks, powerade, sprite. >> reporter: his pr people talked to lebron's pr people. >> these have been popular. we have a lot of inquiries about that. >> you haven't sold one yet? >> we haven't sold one yet. i know over the next six months we're going to sell this thing several times. there's too many inquiries about it for it not to sell. >> reporter: this comes with this portrait of the patron saints, the ipod, and the wonderful red ferrari spider. >> you know what, matt, take it for a ride. >> reporter: i wouldn't say no. this is what $2,500 a day will get you. in fact, driving through town,

you notice big three and chiefly lebron are inescapable. folks here do expect revenue to roll in as a result. >> the night life loves these guys. they're out every night, at every club, popping bottles, having a great time. they're celebrating every day. >> reporter: najingen lieberman owns the south beach group. he has nine hotels, most here. bookings are already up. but as for the beauty of it all, even if the team had lost, the party would continue. >> we always win, even if we lose the game, you're in south beach. >> reporter: i'm matt gutman, miami. >> a guy gets to that level, whatever profession, whatever the profession is, he literally ask a walking economy in and of himself. >> "the washington post" did an interesting article about that ad, the apology ad, should a apologize? it's interesting. nike, both after the tiger woods scandal and lebron had apologetic commercials.

were they effective? that's the question that remains unanswered. >> they're making too much money to maybe even care. we'll be right back. stick around.

♪ skinny so skinny >> we're seeing the co-mingling of two different worlds of entertainment and celebrity. this is a prime example of that. you have ashton kutcher and demi moore and possible ncaa violations that "usa today" as well as a series of other publications are reporting. according to them, the university of iowa basically admitted ncaa recruiting violations that involved the film stars. the violations involve the hawkeyes men's basketball staff. athletic officials acknowledge they allowed two high school recruits to meet kuchar and moore and several former hawkeye basketball players. this took place in iowa city last month. if you follow ncaa rules or watch the movie blind side, there are strict rules about

what these recruits can and cannot do. >> very strict. >> they prohibit potential high school recruits from having any contact with people said to represent the school's interest. so far you're not hearing anything from the two of them. they are supporters and went to the university. >> kind of interesting. seeing the rumors of his alleged philandering and now this. maria schriever hosted her big women's conference. oprah, you can't have a women's conference and not have the queen of women there. the "b" word, she's instituting a rule now, as the leader of that network saying that will not be on any show under her network at all whatsoever. according to the report it says her network will be fun and

entertaining without tearing people down and calling them bs is what they said at maria schriever's conference last week. laying the law down. she's not letting that word on there at all. >> i didn't realize a lot of networks allowed the "b" word to fly openly. >> you hear a lot of b-bombs getting dropped. >> no b-bombs on the oprah network. >> no. last week we had the sad news, the two that were separating, miley cyrus -- her parents were separating. now randy travis and his wife elizabeth are divorcing after 19 years of marriage. apparently they've parted ways. she'll continue to be his personal manager. but for 19 years, this is a sad story in a sense they've had a 34-year business and personal relationship that began when he won a talent contest. his wife owned the nightclub where it all took place. they're asking for respect for their privacy during this time.

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>> reporter: it seems like an appropriate question to ask on halloween. are zombies, the living dead in those hollywood horror flicks possible in real life? >> by ancient belief, the zombie absolutely exists. >> reporter: anthropologist wayne davis spent years studying voodoo culture and the story of th narcise. the fever got worse and he was declared dead, even burr rid. so imagine his sister's surprise when 18 years later, she spotted him walking through the town marketplace. narcise had said he had been given a potion by a voodoo priest, dug up, beaten and enslaved on a sugar plantation for years. but what kind of potion could fake death. >> when i went down to haiti, i was looking for a drug that made

someone appear to be dead. >> reporter: david discovered voodoo potions containing a toxin from the puffer fish, a japanese delicacy, a toxin that can slow your heart, make your muscles limp, make you appear deceased. >> if you succumb to the fish you're laid out by your drive for several days to make sure you are dead. >> reporter: the ugly fish, the cause of zombies? maybe it doesn't quite match the story behind the gory flesh eaters of your favorite halloween film but perhaps there is now finally a scientific explanation for the living dead. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. interesting that there is an explanation. the documentary also goes on to say certain viruses induce excessive zombie-like behavior. one example is rabies combined with something like the flu.

one example is rabies combined with something like the flu. >> i touched the ball before it went out, coach. come on, alex, the ref did not call that! i touched, it's their ball. don't foul them when they inbound. team! alex! good call.

good call. >> it looks like they were designed to be detonated in flight. >> the latest on the investigation. and fact check, if elected, republican candidates are promising to repeal president obama's overhaul but are they telling the truth? and rambunctious rally. >> are you ready to restore sanity? >> jon stewart and stephen colbert rally their fans in washington this week en. we all the highlights. it's monday, november 1st. from abc news, this is

"world news now." >> quite a showing in a big political week. >> twice as many as glenn beck. something like 200,000 people were there. >> i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. investigators are trying to figure out if more bombs are lurking off the foiled got plot. >> they say the bomb plot was narrowly averted. for part of the trip, those explosives were reportedly on jets. here's brian ross. >> reporter: senior american officials say they believe u.p.s. and fedex cargo planes were the real targets of the plot. >> at this point i think we'd agree with the british, it looks as though they were designed to be detonated in flight. >> reporter: at first, u.s. authorities thought the targets were two synagogues in chicago. but it turns out the shipments, the printer bombs, packed with clothing and books were sent to addresses that were eight years out of date. a detailed analysis of the

printer show a clever bomb that easily got by x-ray screening. for detonation, the bombmaker had added a circuit board from a cell phone which would have made it possible to set off the device with a phone call or by the alarm function of the phone. >> one scenario could be once a plane gets in cell phone range they could blow it up and film it as they blew it up. >> reporter: they believe ibrahim hasan al asiri is the al qaeda bombmaker responsible for the ingenious printer bomb. he's believed to have also designed the bomb used by the failed underwear bomber last christmas, as well as another failed attack on the saudi intelligence chief a year ago. >> the individual who's been making these bombs is a dangerous individual, clearly somebody who has a fair amount of training and experience. we need to find him and bring him to justice as soon as we can. >> reporter: so far, the only arrest made was that of a 22-year-old female engineering student in yemen whose name and

phone number was on the shipping document. she's been released because authorities say apparently the terrorists stole her identity and used it to confuse authorities. brian ross, abc news, new york. candidates are heading into their last full day of campaigning before voters cast their ballots tomorrow. meanwhile, a new abc news poll shows that likely voters favor republicans over democrats for the house, 49% to 45%. that puts raerngss in an even stronger position than they were when they swept into power in 1994. 57% of republicans and 36% of democrats say they're looking for new ideas from their leaders. if republicans are successful in seizing power, they insist their first order of business will be to repeal the health care reform law. jake tapper has our fact check. >> reporter: at a debate for the west virginia senate seat, republican john raisezy said

this about the health care law. >> you're going to have a patient bureaucrat relationship, because the first person that patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. >> reporter: does the new law mean the first person patients go to are bureaucrats? no. the panel he refers to will recommend ways to save money in medicare. his statement is just not true. what about this claim about the health care bureaucracy? >> if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower or a restaurant needs a new icemaker, they have to report that purchase to the federal government. >> reporter: does the law really require all that paperwork? yes, it does. businesses were already required to report payments above $600 for labor. the new law adds reporting requirements for goods as well. to discourage cheating on taxes. this claim about democratic congressman joe donnelly's support for the bill is a quite popular one. >> donnelly voted for the pelosi health care bill that would cut over $500 billion from medicare.

>> reporter: does the bill cut 500 billions from medicare? no. the bill reduces the amount medicare will grow over the next decade. but even with that reduction, medicare spendsing increases from $519 billion this year to $929 billion in ten years. in this ad, the shadowy third party group american action network says the law will impose -- >> jail time for anyone without coverage. >> reporter: will americans go to jail if they don't get health insurance in no. that's false. there are potential monetary fines but no jail time. when it comes to the health care debate, the facts are too often infected with falsehoods. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. and a reminder, you can see full coverage of the election results with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos starting at 9:30 tomorrow night on abc. also follow us on wnnfans.com.

president kennedy's speech writer, ted sorensen died at a new york hospital yesterday from complications after a stroke. he started working with jfk, the senator and became a policy adviser and close confidant. he also worked with robert kennedy. ted sorensen was 82 years old. a former leftist militant has been elected as brazil's first female president. she won a runoff yesterday with 67% of the vote. she will now lead a nation on track to become the world's fifth largest economy. the supreme court is set to hear arguments tomorrow in a case involving the $20 billion a year video game industry. a first for the high court. the justices will decide whether to uphold a federal court ruling to throw out california's ban on violent video games. the ban would prohibit the sale

or rental to anyone under the age of 18 of games offering players the option to kill, maim, dismember or to sexually assault. >> obviously that will affect a lot of people. hurricane thomas has weakened to a tropical storm overnight. it could regain force again this week. more than a million people are still living in tents in haiti. thomas has toppled power lines and damaged power lines in barbados. it's the 12th hurricane of the season. a soggy day out on the pacific northwest. showers from portland to northern idaho and heavy downpours west of seattle. wet along the gulf coast with thunderstorms around houston, new orleans and jackson, mississippi. showers in south florida. >> 85 in miami, 51 in baltimore and 46 in boston. just shy of 60 in kansas city. 50 in detroit, 54 minneapolis. albuquerque will climb to 62. portland is 59 degrees. tens of thousands of costume

folks hit the streets of new york's greenwich village last night. >> the theme, remembering death. we have the details. >> reporter: spectators say there's a reason it's the nation's biggest and best. the 38th annual village halloween parade, combining creative costumes and infectious energy. the best costumes involve lots of thought and close attention to detail. 50,000 parade participants in costume entertain more than 1 million spectators despite the chill in the air. >> when are you going home and putting on clothes. >> maybe in a couple hours after i get drunk. yeah, yeah. >> reporter: you're not drunk already in order to stay warm? >> no. i just took one shot. that's it. >> reporter: the parade route was six blocks shorter this week and there were noticeably fewer

floats. police still had massive crowds to control. one of the fan favorites -- ♪ i wa tributes to the late michael jackson. >> it was really good. >> it's a community thing,en's here. everyone's enjoying themselves. >> reporter: the parade was shortened this year because they were trying to save money in these tough economic times. so many people along the parade route told me it was just as good this year as it was in years past. >> that was wabc's carolina lead reporting. things were festive at the white house as well. >> they played host to a bunch of costumed kids. they handed out trick or treat bags. how cool to have the president and first lady give you candy. >> no kidding. >> they included white house m&ms, a butter cookie and dried

fruit as well. >> we consider a treat, maybe a trick. here's a picture of me in a halloween costume. >> you look adorable there. >> we have more pictures, too, staff, family and friends all dressed up for the big holiday last night. maybe there's even a future world news anchor among them. >> i love little kids in costume. there were so many good ones, so many throwbacks. i saw m&ms, pirates. that's one of our writers. so cute. >> halloween brings out the best in everybody. all the little kids and the big kids, too. we'll be right back. a short time ago, this woman suffered from

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well, it is that time of our monday morning, time for rob to look like a crazy person. >> that's right. >> actually -- >> i'll explain in a second. >> i think they can piece it together, rob. i think they may be able to get it. it's time to look at how the nfl teams did. >> we thought there would be a shake-up in the standings. we have the highlights for you. >> we start with the packers and jets. it was a low-scoring affair in the new meadowlands stadium. while the packers were kicking field goals, the jets were trying to shake off the loss from that bye week. the packers didn't bother scoring a touchdown and they didn't need it. your team was brutal, jets fans. i don't like this copy, don't be mean to me. packers win, 9-0.

>> in oakland, the raiders and the seahawks. this was blowout city. jason campbell threw for 310 yards plus 2 touchdowns on top of that. oakland running back darren mcfadden rumbled for 1 1 yards. in the end, oakland 33, seattle 3. ouch. the raiders have won two straight. something they haven't done during the past two seasons. >> also from the action yesterday, tampa bay with arizona. it would seem like a defense-optional game. they made it count when they decided to play "d." their final pick basically saved the game. in the end it was all good enough for tampa bay's fourth fourth quarter come-from-behind win of the season. final score, 38-35. drum roll, please. drew brees found that magic that brought the saints their super bowl title last season. he hit nine receivers along the way.

thank the lord they won it, otherwise we'd have to hear from raj the rest of the week. they won it, 20-10. >> and they broke a halloween record, 18,000 people in costume. >> 18,001. >> that's right. >> what does this all mean for our standings? not too much this week, despite our best efforts we finished the week 2-2, dead even. >> i, myself, that's i as well as jack and willis remain in a four huff way tie for the lead. diane sawyer remains off pace. >> with that, here's the updated leaderboard after yesterday's games. the four of us stand at 10-6. ms. sawyer in the back of the back, standing at 7-9 on the season. >> i want one of us to take the lead. >> it's real close. >> i'm going to take the lead soon. i'll predict it, right now.

that's all i do is pick the home team. a couple quick nfl notes tonight on "monday night football," the indianapolis colts hosting the houston texans. that is over on espn. >> san francisco beat denver yesterday, a game that was played overseas in london and the nfl stays international again this coming sunday. the bears and the bills play their game up north in toronto. >> speaking of the bills, they remain the league's only team without a win. not a good title to have. after yesterday's 13-10 overtime loss to the chiefs. >> ugly. keep in mind, friday morning we'll have the games we're picking for week nine in the nfl. check it out then. the four games we'll pick next sunday. >> before we go to break you should make the hat sing. coming up, the big together on the national mall over the weekend. >> jon stewart, stephen colbert and plenty of their friends. who dat? stay with us, we'll be right back.

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the candidates can finally see the finish line. >> the president was enrolled in a number of rallies over the weekend. the big one, the rally didn't involve any politicians at all. >> david kerley with our political rally roundup. >> reporter: they were enthusiastic and there were a lot of them. a crowd estimated at 30,000, packing chicago's hyde park, the same place he celebrated his presidential win. this came after rallies in pennsylvania. >> hello, philadelphia. >> reporter: and connecticut. the president is trying to rally democrats at the last minute, trying to hold back a republican tidal wave. >> what i need this weekend is 20,000 doors knocked on by all the volunteers who are here today. >> reporter: but the biggest rally by far here on the

washington mall, and not one politician involved. but plenty of political performance. >> hello and are you ready to restore sanity? >> reporter: satire as sanity as jon stewart brought his comedy troupe and stephen colbert who appeared from a mine rescue capsule to the mall on washington. without a politician name. >> we are sick of extremist voices drowning out the normal voices of the people in this country. >> reporter: it was star-studded with plenty of comedy, mashing up train songs from the former cat stevens. ♪ >> stop, stop. >> reporter: to ozzy osbourne note on a crazy train ♪ >> reporter: to the o.j. comedy on the mall, a little daily show with its star offering a bit of a sermon.

>> sanity will always be and has always been in the eye of the beholder. to see you hear today has restored mine. ♪ ♪ take a stance i'll take you there ♪ ♪ everybody stay a stance i'll take you there ♪ ♪ everybody take a stance i'll take you there ♪ >> stewart joked about the size of the rally. but the conservative glenn beck rally a couple months ago was less than 100,000. on the mall, more than 200,000. david kerley, abc news, washington. as we heard again and again, this was not aimed at any particular group. it was basically aimed at people who are normally too busy to express their opinions. from all reports it was really a friendly crowd, a lot of people laughing and smiling. >> we'll see if it has effect on

the big vote tomorrow. coming up next, the monday morning papers. one guy who got in the way of what could have been a disaster. stay with us.

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happened, he grabbed ahold of the shark, she began to sank to the bottom, he got her. he grabbed the shashrk by the tail. she loved the water, been doing it all her life. this guy is staying real low key but saved her life. >> is there any area on how her buttocks area is going? >> i'll check up on the buttocks. i'll make some phone calls. this makes me sad. an 87-year-old granny has been jailed from selling cocaine from her living room sofa. it gets worse. apparently it was an youred cover person who went to the back door. the deputy ended up buying a $20 piece of crack cocaine. she could have gotten a 25-year sentence. they are only giving her 18

months in state prison. this has happened to her several times. to me, there's something sad in the fact that she's 87 years old. >> still having to do that. >> right. >> rough world out there. we'll lighten the mood a little bit here. there's a couple -- family out in surprise, arizona. everyone probably has the house that's known for the elaborate christmas or halloween decorations. this house draws big crowds, they have the fog machine, the inflatable characters, the animated -- they do this. the homeowner's association is cracking down. they sent the police out there to check up on them, saying look, to get rid of all this stuff. they spent $45,000 each holiday between christmas and halloween. now the homeowner's association are trying to crack down.

>> i always like these neighbors. you can probably see that house from the sky. imagine the electricity bill on that thing.

the final countdown. >> you can defy the conventional wisdom. >> what democrats are doing to stop republicans come election day. then, sugar high. does halloween candy really give kids a hyperactive high? you may be surprised. and insomniac theater. >> high five. >> from boys behaving badly. >> they've been given the short end of the stick and they don't know why. >> to the search for what als the american school system. it's monday, november 1st. from abc news, this is

"world news now." we had a special edition of insomniac theater. >> we didn't really want to be too thrilled by anything that because out this weekend. we went back in the files. i finally had a good weekend at the movies. >> it was certainly an interesting movie to say the least. good morning, thanks for being with us, i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. with more than 24 hours now before voters finally cast their ball ballots, democrats are using every last minute to scramble for support. our latest abc news poll shows voters are favoring republican house candidates. karen travers is in washington with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning. it was another hectic day on the campaign trail as the clock ticked down to election day. president obama went to cleveland, ohio, to make one final plea to voters. >> you have the chance to set

the direction of this country and this state for many years to come. >> reporter: the rally was the last stop on the president's weekend campaign swing which had him stumping for several democrats who are trailing in the polls. mr. obama was emphatic, if democratic voters show up on tuesday, democratic candidates can win. >> you can defy the conventional wisd wisdom. >> reporter: the final abc news/"washington post" poll before election day brought more grim news for democrats. they are no longer seen as the party of change. in 2008, voters looking for new ideas and a new direction overwhelmingly went for obama. this year voters looking for change are siding with republicans by a 21-point margin. and while the gap has narrowed in a generic ballot, americans still prefer republicans by 4 points over democrats in house races. sarah palin was off the campaign trail but in an appearance on fox news she said voters will send a message to the white house on election day.

>> they're going to say you blew it, president obama. we gave you the two years to fulfill your promise of making sure that our economy starts roaring back to life again and instead, i believe things are getting worse. >> reporter: president obama is finished with his campaign events but he'll have vice president biden and the first lady out on the campaign trail on month wrap up the democrats' closing argument. rob and vinita. also, vice president biden rallies for democrats in burlington and wilmington. president clinton is in kentucky and rudy giuliani is in west virginia for john raese. and a reminder that diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will provide full coverage of the election results tomorrow night beginning at 9:30 eastern right here on abc. follow our election coverage on facebook. check out wnnfans.com and we'll

connect you. one of the other big stories we're following this morning, federal investigators now say friday's foiled bomb plot was aimed at blowing up planes in flight rather than at two chicago synagogues. the investigation is far from over. >> reporter: president obama's counterterrorism adviser says the u.s. is not taking any chances. officials are looking for more packages, like the ones found on board cargo planes in the uk and dubai, carrying explosives. u.s. officials are working to better understand the threat. >> we can't presume that there are none other that are out there. what we're trying to do right now is work very closely with our partners overseas to identify all packages that left yemen recently. >> reporter: the packages found on u.p.s. and fedex planes originated in yemen. officials continue working with overseas partners to identify all packages that left yemen recently. they want to block the packages from entering the u.s. they believe petn was found in

the packages, the same substance used in the failed plots of the shoe bomber and underwear bomber. just a small amount of petn, even a few ounces can cause an enormous explosion. a suspect has been released by the government in yemen. u.s. officials believe they have contained this particular bomb threat but they remain vigilant. iraqi security forces stormed a baghdad church last night and freed more than 100 christians who had been held hostage for four hours. the standoff began after islamic militants burst into the church and began firing, demanding the release of imprisoned female insurgents. the death toll includes seven iraqi troops and five militants. police say they have finological a located that elderly woman that drove the wrong way down a busy interstate in philadelphia, causing several accidents. meg oliver has the details.

>> reporter: it was an unbelievable sight. she was driving down i-59 when across the median he saw a car going the wrong way. >> is she really doing what i think she's doing? because it didn't make sense to me. >> reporter: as he drove closer, fleming shot this cell phone video, honking his horn, trying to get the driver's attention. >> she wouldn't stop. i yelled at her again. she waved her arm at me like leave me alone. >> reporter: she was going about 45 to 50 miles aen hour. cars zipped past, barely missing the woman but causing four accidents, including a truck that smashed into a bridge overpass. remarkably, there were no serious injuries. police finally located the 84-year-old driver from wilmington, delaware. they tell abc news that her daughter recognized the car on the news and when she questioned her mother about it, she said she had no idea she was going

the wrong way and that she noticed some accidents on the road. her family took her keys and vehicle and are monitoring her closely. drivers 65 and older are 16% more likely to cause an accident than drivers age 25 to 64. elderly drivers are susceptible to pedal error like back in 2003 when and 89-year-old man drove into this california farmer's market, killing ten people. fleming says this experience was surreal. >> it was traumatic, you know? it was something i never ever thought i'd see. hundreds of people, they were extremely lucky they didn't die. >> reporter: meg oliver, abc news, new york. >> and that was meg oliver reporting. if you went to a halloween party last night and had a few cocktails you'll want to hear this story. a new study has found that alcohol is actually more dangerous than heroin and crack cocaine. total buzz still there. british researchers studied the effects of alcohol and illegal

drugs ranking them on how destructive they are. they considered factors like how addictive the substance is and the impact it has on health and family. heroin and cocaine were found to be more deadly but alcohol has wider social effects and outranked them overall. it has been called the biggest halloween party in the world. the tens of thousands people who dressed up for the parade here in new york. carolina lead was there. >> reporter: hands down, the largest halloween celebration. >> where are you from? >> canada. >> reporter: drawing people from all over the world. with 50,000 participants and costumes, entertaining more than 1 million spectators. >> i love the creativity. i love that everyone is into it. >> reporter: in this case bigger is better. 45 years ago, this was a modest event, now, hundreds of thousands from sixth avenue to 15th street.

>> it's the best halloween parade you can go to in the world as far as i'm concerned. if you haven't experienced it once, you should come and see it at least once. >> that was carolina lead reporting. for the first time in five years, tiger woods has a new title, number two. woods has slipped to second place as lee westwood claimed the crown as now the best golfer in the world. the 37-year-old is only the fourth player to reach number one without ever winning a major. the top spot had been virtually unattainable. but woods' game has not been the same as his scandal over his reported infidelities. here's a look at your monday forecast. showers in northern idaho in the pacific northwest with heavy rain west of seattle, thunderstorms along the gulf coast from houston to new orleans and jackson, mississi i mississippi. >> 40s in boston and new york. mostly 50s from detroit to

minneapolis and fargo. 71 in sacramento, 68 in billings. it was actually unplanned. >> when bethune cookman university took on north carolina, it was blackout night. the lights went out at the daytona beach stadium. >> some fans thought it was intentional. it was a power outage that delayed the televised game by more than 90 minutes. >> i guess the way you'd know, though, the graphics were still there. we'll be right back with more world news now. hó

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welcome back. we have a passing to tell you about on this monday morning. the man who was called president john f. kennedy's shadow has

died. >> ted sorensen passed away from complications of a stroke. >> now from our vault, kennedy and sorensen in their own words. he was part of a news special on november 22nd, 1964. >> the presidency of the united states has been called the toughest job in the world. not the least of its qualifications is a sense of humor. >> republican national committee recently adopted a resolution saying you were pretty much of a failure. >> i'm sure it passed unanimously. >> i had then been working with the president for eight years. i knew his thoughts, his style, his words. our manner of writing and preparing a speech had become one. instead of two. so i really could not say which ideas were originally his, which

words were originally his, because if i went far enough back, all of them were originally his. in 1952 he was elevated from the congress to the senate where he had a broader constituency and a greater national responsibility. >> john kennedy's carefully timed explosion on to the democratic national convention scene in the summer of 1960 was a far cry from his primary fight for congress in 1946. >> there are very few politicians in washington or in our state capitals who do not secretly hope that someday they could reach the white house. very few men have the opportunity. once he became a national figure in 1956, the hope in kennedy's mind, as in all our politicians' minds, became an opportunity and he began to see whether he could

turn that opportunity into a reality. >> i can assure all of you here who have imposed this confidence in me that i will be worthy of your trust, we will car rit fight to the people in the fall and we shall win. >> on june 11th, 1963, two negro students under federal protection finally enrolled in the all-white university of alabama. that night, the president said this to the nation. >> we are confronted primarily with a moral issue. it is as old as the scriptures and as clear as the american constitution. the heart of the question is, whether all americans ought to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow americans as we want to be treated. i shall ask the congress of the united states to act and make a commitment that is not fully made in this century to the proposition that race has no

place in american life or law. >> i would say in a more general sense, that john kennedy was the author of hope. he gave new hope to people in this country. hope for the people who were underprivileged and poor, hope for the unemployed, the underpaid, for the bright child that needs to get into college and hope abroad. hope that peace was a real possibility. hope that the united states was fulfilling its destiny. >> sorensen started working with jfk before he came president. he was just 24 years old. when asked how he crafted that sentence, he couldn't remember. >> he insisted that jfk himself wrote that mel rabble line. they had an extraordinary

relationship. >> ted sorensen was 82 years old. we'll be right back. let's turn over this log. yeah! both: whoa! i like the big black ones. i like the brown wiggly ones. mmm. i like the green crunchy ones myself.

whoa. explore nature. there are surprises everywhere. go to discovertheforest.org. welcome back, everybody. did you have any trick or treaters last night at your place. >> i did, i just didn't answer the door. just kidding. of course i answered the door. we've long thought that kids and candy don't mix and that sugar makes them hyper. but is that really true. >> we take a look at this halloween mystery. >> reporter: it's the vicious cycle of halloween, the thrill of trick or treating. >> trick or treat. >> reporter: leading to the bouncing off the walls high, followed by the inevitable tear-filled crash. the culprit, according to generations of parents, is sugar. >> this is the crash, the cranky, rude, just kind of sulky stuff. this is the crash.

this is the high. >> reporter: researchers say not so fast. the sweet stuff may not be to blame. >> most parents believe the myth that sugar makes their kids hyperactive. >> reporter: study after study has shown that sugar does not make kids more hyperactive. in fact, it has zero effect on children's behavior. >> they certainly get excited once they get sugar. >> after he eats sugar, he gets excited. >> reporter: in one study sugar were given sugar-free kool-aid. their parents were told it contained sugar and later described their kids as being more hyperactive. >> parents observe their children sometimes crash after consuming a lot of sugar. >> reporter: still, it's not a license for your goblins and ghouls to gorge themselves on candy. >> thank you. i think you just got your answer. >> reporter: too much candy can lead to bad health problems. but if you think the treatments turn your kid into a hopped-up

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one of them is a tether ball filled with african bees that they proceed to kick around. another is a cocktail made from sweat, obtained in an unmentional way and somebody actually drinks it. there was then this clip. >> we're going to antique him when he gets here. >> what's up? >> not much. how you've been? >> high five. >> as that clip was playing, everyone in here was laughing. as much as you don't want to laugh, you find yourself laughing. they make you dry heave sometimes they're so clever. there's something smart to this

franchise and why it's ten years old. >> you're more mature than the rest of us. some of that stuff is pretty funny. i saw something that was not funny at all. very good movie. it's called "waiting for superman." it really does detail the many weaknesses the country is facing when it comes to the public education system, how badly we're falling behind other countries in the world and how limited very good public schools are these days. some kids have to enter a lotto, hoping to get in. a big educational advocate, take a listen. >> kids look at the world and they make certain predictions based on the evidence they are receiving from their peers, from their parents and from their teachers. from their perspective, the world is a heartless, cold-blooded place.

they realize they've been given the short end of the stick. >> a must-see movie as far as i'm

mad dash. >> if everybody who fought for change in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. >> democrats are narrowing the republican lead, but is it too little too late, the day before elections? then, the king has arrived. >> number 6, lebron james. >> the lebron james era has started in miami. can he now make the city winners on and off the court? and the living dead. a look at how real-life zombies might be among us. it's monday, november 1st.

from abc news, this is "world news now." those nets fans gave lebron quite an earful last night. but he says you know what, he's honest, he said i respect the nets but have no regrets to going to miami. he proceeded to beat the nets and their unbeaten start to the season. >> he said i regret how the decision was handled, maybe that should have been different. everyone is talking about lebron, they still are. >> all these months later, all season long. you know that. >> thanks for being with us on this monday morning. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. republicans across the country are poised to cash in on voter frustration when election day rolls around tomorrow. democrat are not ready to give up just yet, still hoping to hang on to the house. >> the heavy hitters were out in force over the weekend, mainly president obama on a four-state campaign swing. david kerley has the latest. >> reporter: the mad dash for votes. four states in two days. >> hello, cleveland. >> reporter: came to cleveland. >> i need you to keep on

fighting. i need you to keep on believing. i need you to knock on some doors. >> reporter: unable to move the unemployment numbers, mr. obama has been working to move democrats, to vote. 30,000 supporters providing a chicago homecoming at the same park where mr. obama spoke after winning two years ago. a passion he's trying to reignite. >> if everybody who fought for change in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. >> reporter: while the president may have narrowed the 13-point gap to just 4 points in our latest poll, democrats are still behind. and in a chicago store, obama ignited the challenge. >> we see a lot of enthusiasm. >> reporter: but experts believe not only will republicans gain the 39 seats needed to take control of the house, they may end up winning 50, 60 or even more. the message will be clear say the republicans. >> they're going to say you blew

it, president obama. we gave you the two years to fulfill your promise of making sure that our economy starts roaring back to life again and instead, i believe things are getting worse. >> reporter: palin and the big backers of the tea party movement expect to have a big say in the new congress. >> the republican party, bless their heart, finally learned in this last year to listen to america and that's why the republican party's going to win. >> reporter: there are problems for republicans. abc news has learned senate party leaders are essentially giving up on their nominee in alaska, joe miller, believing the incumbent write-in candidate, lisa murkowski is now the best hope of holding that seat. the president is done campaigning. he'll now wait to see on tuesday what kind of congress he'll be working with for the next two years. david kerley, abc news, washington. democrats are facing opposition from a growing number of black republicans. many of them are picking up steam from the tea party and joining the course of criticism

against president obama. ron claiborne has that story. >> reporter: charleston, south carolina, where the civil war began, where tradition, conservative tradition is woven deep in the politics. >> i think it's a new day without any question. >> reporter: it's where tim scott, an african-american, is running for congress as a republican and proud conservative with the backing of sarah palin. >> do you consider yourself a tea party member? >> absolutely. i think if you believe in conservative government and free markets or capitalism, if you believe in not spending money you don't have, you're a tea party member as well. >> reporter: polls show scott far ahead in a district where white voters outnumber black voters three to one. >> who are you voting for for congress? >> tim scott. >> i don't think race plays as much of a role anymore. >> reporter: if he's elected, he will be the first african-american republican elected to the house of representatives from the deep south since 1901.

this year, 42 african-americans ran for the republican nomination for house seats. 14 of them won. and like republicans everywhere this year, they are harsh critics of president obama. >> i'll go anywhere you wish to debate your failed big government policy. >> reporter: 33-year-old ryan frazier is in a tight race in colorado's 7th district. >> you have to engage. that's what the republican party will have to do more of. i quite frankly feel in many cases, the democrats take minorities for granted and that republicans have not done enough. >> reporter: democrats scoff at the notion that 14 black candidates out of 435 house seats is a trend. republicans say this time they really are opening the door to new faces. >> good to see you. >> i know who you are. >> okay. >> reporter: ron claiborne, abc news, denver. a big night tomorrow night on tuesday night, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will have full coverage of the election results, beginning at 9:30 eastern on abc. you can also follow all the election coverage on facebook,

just go to wnnfans.com and we'll connect you. investigators looking into friday's failed terror plots say the mail bombs were supposed to detonate in flight. and they were not meant for two chicago synagogues. they also say the attacks were just barely averted. the prime suspect is a young saudi man known to be an expert bombmaker for al qaeda and considered extremely dangerous by u.s. intelligence officials. investigators also admit they're not yet entirely sure whether they found all the bombs sent out as part of this plot. senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has that part of the story. >> it's an active investigation. it's ongoing. we can't presume, again, that we have identified all packages that may be out there. >> reporter: the u.s. is trying to block every package en route from yemen. the u.s. postal service announced it stopped all shipments from yemen. that announcement follows a similar decision by fedex and u.p.s. on friday. law enforcement sources tell abc news the threat extends beyond stopping current shipments. abc news has learned the u.s.

government is reviewing packages from yemen as far back as two weeks ago. some may already be here. >> we need to make sure we get to the bottom of this, understand who is behind it and what else might we be facing. >> reporter: much of the cargo coming into the u.s. from overseas is not screened. u.s. officials are deeply concerned that al qaeda is trying to exploit the weakness. >> about 90% of that cargo is not screened. at least not screened in a fashion where you could determine what's inside the containers. >> this is a warning. al qaeda is obsessed with aviation. >> reporter: u.s. is sending a team of transportation security administration officials to yemen to review their cargo screening procedures. but the concern is not just reserved to cargo. this week, americans can expect to see enhanced security at airports, ranging from patdowns to more bomb-sniffing dogs. the concern runs deep. in fact, sources tell me the possibility of another attack is as high as it's been since 9/11.

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. now here's a look at your monday forecast. a wet day in the northwest from showers from portland to seattle and northern idaho. thunderstorms along the gulf coast in texas, louisiana and mississippi. showers around miami, ft. lauderdale and west palm beach. 70s in dallas, new orleans and atlanta. a chilly 48 in new york. 50s in chicago, omaha and much of the nation's midsection. phoenix will climb to 85, boise 60 and seattle 58 degrees. in sports news, the texas rangers is gasping for air, down three games to one. in the world series. >> it was such a good game when we won. the father and son former presidents we're calling team bush pulled up to the pitcher's mound in a golf cart to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. >> the elder mr. bush was a little wobbly on his feet so mr. bush did the honors.

he fired off a no-bounce pitch into the glove of nolan ryan. >> such a cool moment. as they were leaving approaching the infield, san francisco's outfielder, cody ross gave a hand shake to the older bush and a wink and a nod to younger bush. >> the first time two former presidents have been at the world series. kind of a cool moment. >> i hope we win the next one.

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the miami heat are on a three-game winning streak since they dropped the season opener. that has their fans believing in the "new big three." >> they are of course, lebron james, dwyane wade and chris bosh. and plenty of others are looking to bask in the heat. >> reporter: there's the game -- >> james knocks down another perimeter shot. alley-oop to wade.

>> reporter: and then there are the lebron-nomics, loosely defined as the money, glitz and celebrity accompanied by the arrival of the king. >> at forward, from akron, ohio, number 6, lebron james. >> reporter: miami, officially anointed its three kings. >> your miami heat. >> reporter: but as we learned, they now reign over a domain much larger than this arena. >> now you're also going to see the people that want to be seen at the games and also part of the miami scene, that includes businessmen, very high profile businessmen and other people in the sports and entertainment industry. the rappers always want to be the athletes and the athletes want to be the rappers. >> reporter: katrina campins is one of miami's real estate ma n mavens. so much of her business is done

not in boardrooms but clubs like this. >> how much does a house like this go for? >> about 6 million. >> reporter: of late, this house has attracted potential buyers like baseball's alex rodriguez, and boxing's floyd mayweather. in a down economy, campin says real estate has picked up. >> i've had many sales recently that have been indirectly to lebron, wade and bosh. those buyers are not going to tell you they're related because they're also in the music or sports industry and ego is not going to interfere. i know why they want to be here. it's almost like the l.a. lakers. you need to be seen at the miami heat games now. >> james is going down today. >> reporter: season tickets sold out the day lebron announced he'd go to miami. from those hawking the lebron burger to the bosh martini, to the lebron lemon drop, everybody wants to capitalize on the big three. >> i want to welcome you to the heat suite.

>> thank you. >> reporter: you heard right. the heat suite. offered by a posh hotel on miami beach. >> right over here we have some of lebron's favorite drinks, the powerade, the sprite. >> reporter: how does he know? because his pr people talked to lebron's pr people. >> these have been popular. we have a lot of inquiries about that. >> you haven't sold one yet? >> we haven't sold one yet. i know over the next six months we're going to sell this thing several times. there's been a lot of inquiries about it. there's too many inquiries about it for it not to sell. >> reporter: this comes with this portrait of the patron saints, the ipod featuring lebron's favorite musicians, jay-z and beyonce, and the wonderful red ferrari spider. >> you know what, matt, take it for a ride. >> i wouldn't say no. >> reporter: this is what $2,500

a day will get you. in fact, driving through town, you notice big three and chiefly lebron are inescapable. folks here do expect revenue to roll in as a result. >> the night life loves these guys. they're out every night, at every club, popping bottles, they're having a great time. they're celebrating every day. >> reporter: nathan lieberman owns the south beach group. he has nine hotels, most of them here on miami beach's iconic colin ave. bookings are already up. but as for the beauty of it all, even if the team had lost, the party would continue. >> we always win, even if we lose the game, you're in south beach. >> reporter: i'm matt gutman, miami. >> aids mazing to me, too, when a guy gets to that level, whatever profession, whatever the profession is, he literally ask a walking economy in and of himself. that's amazing. >> "the washington post" did an interesting article about that ad, the apology ad, should a apologize? it's interesting. nike, both after the tiger woods scandal and lebron had apologetic commercials. were they effective? that's the question that remains

unanswered. >> they're making too much money to maybe even care. your skinny when we come back. your skinny when we come back. stick around. thank you dear, very much. thank you. ♪ you make me feel so young.

♪ feeling so skinny >> we're seeing the co-mingling of two different worlds of entertainment and celebrity. this is a prime example of that. you have ashton kutcher and demi moore and possible ncaa violations that "usa today" as well as a series of other publications are reporting. according to them, the university of iowa basically admitted ncaa recruiting violations that involved the film stars. the violations involve the hawkeyes men's basketball staff. which is the university of ohio. athletic officials acknowledge they allowed two high school recruits to meet kutcher and moore and several former hawkeye basketball players. this all took place during a u of i football game last month in iowa city. if you follow ncaa rules or

watch the movie "blind side," there are strict rules about what these recruits can and cannot do. >> very strict. >> they prohibit potential high school recruits from having any contact with people said to represent the school's athletic interest. so far you're not hearing anything from the two of them. as you imagine, they are supporters and went to the university. >> kind of interesting. between the rumors of his alleged flan derg and now this. maria schriever hosted her big women's conference. oprah, you can't have a women's conference and not have the queen of media there. she has a new rule for her o.w.n. network. the "b" word, we're not going to say it on the air, she's instituting a rule now, as the leader of that network saying that will

not be on any show under her network at all whatsoever. according to the report it says her network will be fun and entertaining without tearing people down and calling them bs is what she said at maria schriever's conference last week. laying the law down. she's going to elevate the dialogue on her network. she's not letting that word on there at all. >> i didn't realize a lot of networks allowed the "b" word to fly openly. >> you hear a lot of b-bombs getting dropped. >> no b-bombs on the oprah network. >> no. what oprah says, goes. last week we had the sad news, the two that were separating with the famous daughter. miley cyrus. her parent are separating. now randy travis and his wife elizabeth are divorcing after 19 years of marriage. apparently they've parted ways. she'll continue to be his personal manager. but for 19 years, this is a sad story in a sense they've had a 34-year business and personal relationship that began when he won a talent contest. his wife owned the nightclub where it all took place. they've been together for that long. they're not saying what

happened, they're just asking for respect for their privacy during this time. >> i only like one country song. this happens to be randy travis' "forever and ever." ♪ as long as old women sit and talk about old men ♪

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>> reporter: it seems like an appropriate question to ask on halloween. are zombies, the living dead in those hollywood horror flicks, possible in real life? >> by ancient belief, the zombie absolutely exists. >> reporter: anthropologist wayne davis spent years studying voodoo culture and the story of narcise. seen here in the documentary "zom business: when the dead walk." he went to the hospital with a fever but it got worse and he was declared dead, even buried. so imagine his sister's surprise when 18 years later, she spotted him walking through the town marketplace. narcise said he had been given a potion by a voodoo priest, dug up, beaten and enslaved on a sugar plantation for years. but what kind of potion could fake death? >> when i went down to haiti, i was looking for a drug that made

someone appear to be dead. so profoundly that it could fool a physician. >> reporter: david discovered voodoo potions containing a toxin from the puffer fish, a japanese delicacy, a toxin that can slow your heart, make your muscles limp, make you appear deceased. >> if you succumb to the fish you're laid out by your drive for several days to make sure you are dead. >> reporter: the ugly fish, the cause of zombies? maybe it doesn't quite match the story behind the gory flesh eaters of your favorite halloween film but perhaps there is now finally a scientific explanation for the living dead. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. interesting that there is an explanation. the documentary also goes on to say certain viruses can induce excessive zombie-like behavior. one example is rabies combined with something like the flu. there's always a scientific explanation for what it is. >> i think working this shift,

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spoiled terror plot. >> it t oks like they were designed to be detonated in flight. >> the latest on the investigation on the bombs that were found, bound for chicago. and fact check, if elected, republican candidates are promising to repeal president obama's overhaul but are they telling the truth? and rambunctious rally. >> are you ready to restore sanity? >> jon stewart and stephen colbert rally their fans in washington this weekend. we have all the highlights. it's monday, november 1st. from abc news, this is "world news now."

>> quite a showing in a big political week. >> twice as many as glenn beck. something like 200,000 people were there. to hear the two of them. >> impressive numbers. wow. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. investigators are trying to figure out if more bombs are lurking off the foiled got plot. >> they say the bomb plot was narrowly averted. for part of the trip, those explosives were reportedly on jets. here's brian ross. >> reporter: senior american officials say they believe u.p.s. and fedex cargo planes were the real targets of the plot. >> at this point i think we'd agree with the british, it looks as though they were designed to be detonated in flight. >> reporter: at first, u.s. authorities thought the targets were two synagogues in chicago. but it turns out the shipments, the printer bombs, packed with clothing and books were sent to addressesethat were eight years out of date.

a detailed analysis of the printer show a clever bomb that easily got by x-ray screening. for detonation, the bombmaker had added a circuit board from a cell phone which would have made it possible to set off the device with a phone call or by the alarm function of the phone. >> one scenario could be once a plane gets in cell phone range they could blow it up and film it as they blew it up. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe this 28-year-old saudi, ibrahim hasan al asiri is the al qaeda bombmaker responsible for the ingenious printer bomb. he's believed to have also designed the bomb used by the failed underwear bomber last christmas, as well as another failed attack on the saudi intelligence chief a year ago. >> the individual who's been making these bombs is a very dangerous individual, clearly somebody who has a fair amount of training and experience and we need to find him, we need to bring him to justice as soon as we can. >> reporter: so far, the only arrest made was that of a 22-year-old female engineering student in yemen whose name and phone number was on the shipping

document. she's now been released because authorities say, apparently the terrorists stole her identity and used it to confuse authorities. brian ross, abc news, new york. candidates are heading into their last full day of campaigning before voters cast their ballots tomorrow. meanwhile, a new abc news poll shows that likely voters favor republicans over democrats for the house, 49% to 45%. that puts republicans in an even stronger position than they were when they swept into power in 1994. our poll also shows that 57% of republicans and 36% of democrats say they're looking for appreciate ideas and a new direction from their elected leaders. if republicans are successful in seizing power, they insist their first order of business will be to repeal the health care reform law. they call it the epitome of spending gone wild. jake tapper has our fact check. >> reporter: at a debate for the west virginia senate seat, republican john raese said this

about the health care law. >> you're going to have a patient bureaucrat relationship, because the first person that patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. >> reporter: does the new law mean the first person patients go to are bureaucrats? no. the panel he refers to will recommend ways to save money in medicare. his statement is just not true. what about this claim about the health care bureaucracy? >> if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower or a restaurant needs a new icemaker, they have to report that purchase to the federal government. >> reporter: does the law really require all that paperwork? yes, it does. businesses were already required to report payments above $600 for labor. the new law adds reporting requirements for goods as well. to discourage cheating on taxes. this claim about democratic congressman joe donnelly's support for the e ll is a quite popular one. >> donnelly voted for the pelosi

health care bill that would cut over $500 billion from medicare. >> reporter: does the billllut $500 billion from medicare? no. the bill reduces the amount medicare will grow over the next decade. but even with that reduction, medicare spending increases from $519 bililon this year to $929 billion in ten years. in this ad, the shadowy third party group american action network says the law will impose -- >> jail titi for anyone without coverage. >> reporter: will americans go to jail if they don't get health insurance in no. that's false. ththe are potential monetary fines but no jail time. when it comes to the health care debate, the facts are too often infected with falsehoods. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. and a reminder, you can see full coverage of the election results with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos starting at 9:30 tomorrow night on abc. also follow our election coverage on facebook. go to wnnfans.com and we'll

connect you. the man behind some of the most memororle words in american politics has passed away. president kennedy's speech writer, ted sorensen died at a new york hospital yesterday from complications after a stroke. he started working with jfk, the senator and eventually became a policy adviser and close confidant. he also worked with robert kennedy. ted sorensen wasas2 years old. a former leftist militant has been elected as brazil's first female president. dilma rousseff won a runoff yesterday with 67% of the vote. she will now lead a nation on track to become the world's fifth largest economy. the supreme court is set to hear arguments tomorrow in a case involving the $20 billion a year video game industry. a first for the high court. the justices will decide whether to uphold a federal court ruling to throw out california's ban on violent video games. the ban would prohibit the sale

or rental to anyone under the age of 18 of games offering players the option to kill, maim, dismember or to sexually assault. >> obviously that will affect a lot of people. hurricane thomas has weakened to a tropical storm overnight. forecasters say it could regain force again this week. it's headed toward haiti, where more than a million people are still living in tents in haiti. thomas has toppled power lines and damaged power lines in barbados. it's the 12th hurricane of the season. here's a look at the weather around the country. a soggy day out on the pacific northwest. showers from portland to northern idada and heavy downpours west of seattle. wet along the gulf coast with thunderstorms around houston, new orleans and jackson, mississippi. showers in south florida. >> 85 in miami, 51 in baltimore and 46 in boston. just shy of 60 in kansas city. 50 in detroit, 54 minneapolis. albuquerque will climb to 62. boise at 60 and portland at 59 degrees. tens of thousands of costume

folks hit the streets of new york's greenwich village last night to march in one of the most colorful halloween parades on the planet. >> the theme this year, remembering death. carolina lead of wabc has details. >> reporter: spectators say there's a reason it's the nation's biggest and best. the 38th annual village halloween parade, combining creative costumes, vibrant music and an infectious energy. the best costumes involve lots of thought and close attention to detail. 50,000 parade participants in costume entertain more than 1 million spectators despite the chill in the air. >> when are you going home and putting on some clothes? >> maybe in a couple hours after i get drunk. yeah, yeah. >> reporter: you're not drunk already in order to stay warm? >> no. i'm fine. i just took one shot. that's it. >> reporter: the parade route was six blocks shorter this year

and there were noticeably fewer floats, but police still had massive crowds to control. one of the fan favorites -- ♪ tributes to the late michael jackson. >> it was energetic. it was really good. >> reporter: many say they keep coming back for one reason. >> it's so different. it's a community thing. everyone's here. everyone's enjoying themselves. >> reporter: the parade was shortened this year because they were trying to save money in these tough economic times. so many people along the parade route told me it was just as good this year as it was in years past. >> that was wabc's carolina lead reporting. things were festive at the whout but not quite as wild. >> the president and first lady didn't dress up but they got into the spirit by handing out treat bags to kids. how cool to have the president and first lady give you candy. >> no kidding. >> they included white house m&ms, a butter cookie and dried fruit as well.

>> we have a treat for you guys tonight, maybe kind of a trick. here's a picture of me in a halloween costume as a little girl. i was a geisha, one of the dorky costumes we had at that time. >> you look adorable there. >> we have more pictures, too, staff, family and friends all dressed up for the big holiday last night. maybe there's even a future world news anchor among them. >> i love little kids in costume. there were so many good ones, so many throwbacks. i saw m&ms, pirates. that's one of our writers. deb and her daughter, so cute. >> happy times. halloween brings out the best in everybody. all the little kids and the big kids, too. we'll be right back.

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well, it is that time of our monday morning, time for rob to look like a crazy person. >> that's right. >> actually -- >> i'll explain in a second. >> i think they can piece it together, rob. i think they may be able to get it. of course it's time for to us take a look at how the nfl teams did. >> we thought there would be a shake-up in the standings. we didn't quite get there this week but we have the highlights for you. >> we start with the packers and jets. it was a low-scoring affair in the new meadowlands stadium. while the packers were kicking field goals, the jets were trying to shake off the loss from that bye week. the packers didn't bother scoring a touchdown and they didn't need it. it hurts to hear it, jets fans. your team was brutal.

i don'n'write this copy, don't be mean to me. packers win, 9-0. >> in oakland, the raiders and the seahawks. this was blowout city. jason campbell threw for 310 yards plus 2 touchdowns on top of that. oakland running back darren mcfadden rumbled for 111 yards. in the end, oakland 33, seattle 3. ouch. the raiders have won two straight. something they haven't done during the past two seasons. >> also from the action yesterday, tampa bay with arizona. it would seem like a defense-optional game. when they did decide to play a little "d," they made it count. they had four picks, their final pick basically saved the game. they ran it back for a touchdown. in the end it was all good enough for tampa bay's fourth fourth quarter come-from-behind win of the season. final score, 38-35. drum roll, please. the saints hosting the pittsburgh steelers. drew brees found that magic that brought the saints their super bowl title last season. he hit nine receivers along the

way. brees connected for two fourth quarter touchdowns as the saints got some swagger back. thank the lord they won it, otherwise we'd have to hear from raj the rest of the week. they won it, 20-10. >> and they broke a halloween record, 18,000 people in costume. a new world record. >> 18,001. >> that's right. >> what does this all mean for our standings? not too much this week, despite our best efforts we finished the week 2-2, dead even. >> which, of course, means that i, myself -- sorry. at i as well as jack and willis remain in a four-way tie for the lead. diane sawyer remains off pace. >> with that, here's the updated leaderboard after yesterday's games. the four of us stand at 10-6. ms. sawyer in the back of the back, standing at 7-9 on the season. >> i have to say, i want one of to us take the lead. >> it's real close. >> i'm going to take the l ld soon. i'll predict it, right now.

that's all i do is pick the home team. a couple quick nfl notes, tonight on "monday night football," the indianapolis colts hosting the houston texans. that is over on espn. >> san francisco beat denver yesterday, a game that was played overseas in london and the nfl stays international again this coming sunday. but a little closer to home. the bears and the bills play their game up north in toronto. >> speaking of the bills, they remain the league's only team without a win. not a good title to have after yesterday's 13-10 overtime loss to the chiefs. >> ugly. keep in mind, friday mororng we'll have the games we're picking for week nine in the nfl. you can check it out then, the four games we'll pick next sunday. >> before we go to break you should make the hat sing. coming up, the big together on the national mall over the weekend. >> jon stewart, stephen colbert and plenty of their friends. who dat? stay with us, we'll be right back. friends. who dat? stay with us, we'll be right back.

the candidates can finally see the finish line. the voters are heading to the polls tomorrow. >> the president was enrolled in a number of rallies over the weekend. the big one, the rally didn't involve any politicians at all. >> david kerley with our political rally roundup. >> reporter: they were enthusiastic and there were a lot of them. for president obama's homecoming, a crowd estimated at 30,000, packing chicago's hyde park, the same place he celebrated his presidential win. this came after rallies in pennsylvania. >> hello, philadelphia. >> reporter: and connecticut. the president is trying to rally democrats at the last minute, trying to hold back a republican tidal wave. >> what i need this weekend is 20,000 doors knocked on by all the volunteers who are here today. >> reporter: but the bigigst rally by far here on the

washington mall, and not one politician involved. but plenty of political performance. >> hello and are you ready to restore sanity? >> reporter: satire as sanity as jon stewart brought his comedy troupe and colleague stephen lbert, who appeared from a mine rescue capsule to the mall on washington. without a politician name. why? >> we are sick of extremist voices drowning out the normal voices of the people in this country. >> reporter: it was star-studded with plenty of comedy, mashing up train songs from the former cat stevens. ♪ >> stop, stop. >> reporter: to ozzy osbourne. ♪ on a crazy train >> stop, stop, no, no!

>> reporter: comedy on the mall, a little daily show with its star offering a bit of a sermon. >> sanity will always be and has always been in the eye of the beholder. to see you hear today has restored mine. ♪ ♪ take a stance i'll take you there ♪ ♪ everybody take a stance i'll take you there ♪ ♪ everybody take a stance i'll take you there ♪ >> reporter: stewart joked about the size of the rally. but the conservative glenn beck rally a couple months ago was less than 100,000. on the mall, more than 200,000. david kerley, abc news, washington. as we heard again and again, from colbert and stewart leading up to this rally, this was not aimed at any rticular group. it was basically aimed at people who are e rmally too busy to express their opinions. from all reports it was really a friendly crowd, a lot of people laughing and smiling. >> it seemed like a good time out there, too.

we'll see if it has an effect on the big vote tomorrow. coming up next, the monday morning papers. >> one guy who got in the way of what could have been a disaster. stay with us. disaster. stay with us.

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behind, basically what happened, the shark bit her, he grabbed ahold of the tail, the girl after she was bitten began to sink to the bottom. he grabbed r, brought her back up, put her on the boat. he grabbed the shark by the tail which made the shark let go. this guy is staying real low key but saved her life. >> is there any news on how her buttocks is doing? >> i'll check up on the buttocks. i'll make some phone calls. this makes me sad. an 87-year-old granny has been jailed from selling cocaine from her living room sofa. it gets worsrs they had video of all of this happening. apparently it was an undercover person who went to the back door. the deputy ended up buying a $20 piece of crack cocaine. she could have gotten a 25-year sentence. they are only giving her 18 months in state prison.

she's a re-offender. this has happened to her several times in the past. to me, there's something sad in the fact that she's 87 years old. >> still having to do that. >> right. >> rough world out there. we'll lighten the mood a little bit here. of course it's the day after halloween. let's do some halloween-related things here. there's a couple -- family out in surprise, arizona. everyone probably has the house in the neighborhood that's known for the elaborate christmas or halloween displace. this family goes all out every year. they've been doing it for years. they have the spooky noises. they have the fog machine, the inflatable characters, the animated -- - ey do this. the homeowner's association is cracking down. they sent the police out there to check up on them, saying look, to get rid of all this stuff. people have filed complaints again them. they spent $45,000 each holiday between christmas and halloween. now the homeowner's association are trying to crack down and get it shut down. lighten up there in arizona.

>> i always like these neighbors. thankfully they don't live anywhere near me. you can probably see that house from the sky.